Correlates of HIV Risk-taking Behaviors among African-American College Students: HIV Knowledge and Ethnic Identity.

We examined ethnic identity in relation to hazardous alcohol use, illicit drug use, and risky sexual behavior in 266 college students recruited on the campus of a historically Black college/university (HBCU). Participants were primarily African American students participating in HIV education and prevention outreach efforts. Data regarding prevalence of substance use, binge drinking, and sexual risk behaviors are reported. Results found no relationship among the risk variables and ethnic identity. HIV knowledge score results demonstrated a need to continue HIV education to include the less publicized facts about HIV transmission. Results are discussed in terms of implications for prevention efforts with African American college students.

Video-recall procedures for examining subjective understanding in observational data.

Video-recall procedures allow researchers and clinicians to ascertain participants' subjective understanding of their interactions with significant others. The procedures involve recording participants' interactions and subsequently asking them to review the recorded interactions. The reviewing involves participants providing feedback about their perceptions of their interactions, behaviors, or experiences during the original interactions. Participants' subjective understandings can be contrasted with each other and with those of trained coders to examine shared and discrepant understandings and the differential predictive utility of interactional processes. In this article, the authors briefly review the literature on video-recall procedures, discuss their potential for application in a variety of areas in family psychology, and provide an analysis of current video-recall procedures. Finally, the authors present the Digital Video-Recall System as an example of current video-recall methodology.